Prime · United States
Sikorsky
HQ Stratford, ConnecticutFounded 192310000+ employeesUpdated
Helicopter maker owned by Lockheed Martin; builds the CH-53K King Stallion.
- Part ofLockheed Martin
News19
Sep 21, 2026CompanyEuropean-made Black Hawk gets an armed upgradeLockheed Martin / Sikorsky via Breaking DefenseSep 21, 2026CompanyEuropean-made Black Hawk gets an armed upgradeBreaking DefenseSep 17, 2026NewsLockheed Martin's Sikorsky wins $234.5M army contract for 16 Black HawksSeeking AlphaSep 17, 2026NewsArmy adds 234m in undefinitized contract funding for black hawk dealJul 23, 2026NewsBETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraftBreaking Defense
- Sep 21, 2026CompanyLockheed Martin / Sikorsky via Breaking DefenseEuropean-made Black Hawk gets an armed upgrade
- Sep 21, 2026CompanyBreaking DefenseEuropean-made Black Hawk gets an armed upgrade
- Sep 17, 2026NewsSeeking AlphaLockheed Martin's Sikorsky wins $234.5M army contract for 16 Black Hawks
- Sep 17, 2026NewsArmy adds 234m in undefinitized contract funding for black hawk deal
- Jul 23, 2026NewsBreaking DefenseBETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraft
Programs6 programs
Programs6
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH-53E Super Stallion | Prime | Fielded | Confirmed |
| CH-53K King Stallion | Prime | Production | Confirmed |
| HH-60W Jolly Green II | Prime | Production | Confirmed |
| MH-60R Seahawk | Prime | Fielded | Confirmed |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | Prime | Production | Confirmed |
| VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter | Prime | Fielded | Confirmed |
- Confirmed
- Confirmed
- Confirmed
- Confirmed
- Confirmed
Capabilities3
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | — | |
| Autonomy software stacks | Developer | — | — | — | Estimated |
| Uncrewed aircraft | Developer | — | — | — |
- —Estimated
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Federal Prime Contracts$71.93B obligated · FY2008–FY2026
- Obligated
- $71.93B
- FY2008–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 38,737
- 23,963 awards
- Peak year
- FY2023
- $5.31B
- Top buyer
- U.S. Department of the Army
- 49% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $3.01B | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | $4.80B | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | $4.77B | 0 | — |
| FY2023 | $5.31B | 0 | — |
| FY2022 | $3.41B | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | $4.91B | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | $4.19B | 0 | — |
| FY2019 | $5.09B | 0 | — |
| FY2018 | $2.84B | 0 | — |
| FY2017 | $3.52B | 0 | — |
| FY2016 | $3.89B | 0 | — |
| FY2015 | $3.08B | 0 | — |
| FY2014 | $3.12B | 0 | — |
| FY2013 | $2.46B | 0 | — |
| FY2012 | $4.41B | 0 | — |
| FY2011 | $3.24B | 0 | — |
| FY2010 | $2.79B | 0 | — |
| FY2009 | $2.46B | 0 | — |
| FY2008 | $4.61B | 0 | — |
Top buyers
- U.S. Department of the Army$35.12B 49%
- U.S. Department of the Navy$25.82B 36%
- U.S. Department of the Air Force$6.10B 8.5%
- Defense Logistics Agency$3.84B 5.3%
- US Coast Guard$710M 1.0%
- Defense Contract Management Agency$249M 0.3%
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$39.2M 0.1%
- U.S. Special Operations Command$25.8M 0.0%
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$14.4M 0.0%
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection$5.0M 0.0%
- NASA$4.7M 0.0%
- Federal Aviation Administration$1.5M 0.0%
Defense programs
- CH-53K King Stallion$9.88B 14%
- HH-60W Jolly Green II$6.07B 8.4%
- UH-60 Black Hawk$3.15B 4.4%
- VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter$370M 0.5%
- P-8A Poseidon$265M 0.4%
- Performance Based Logistics (PBL)$168M 0.2%
- MH-60R Seahawk$158M 0.2%
- AH-64 Apache$114M 0.2%
- CH-53E Super Stallion$44.4M 0.1%
- MH-60S Seahawk$24.3M 0.0%
- Sincgars$3.6M 0.0%
- IRST$1.7M 0.0%
- MRO$800K 0.0%
Only actions coded to a DoW acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Aircraft, Rotary Wing$52.74B 73%
- National Defense R&D SVCS; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$5.64B 7.8%
- Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components$3.59B 5.0%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Administrative Expenses$3.03B 4.2%
- Airframe Structural Components$1.30B 1.8%
- Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$1.28B 1.8%
- Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware$755M 1.0%
- Support- Management: Logistics Support$537M 0.7%
- Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-Icing System Components$442M 0.6%
- Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components$307M 0.4%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$294M 0.4%
- Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment$291M 0.4%
- Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$256M 0.4%
- Aircraft Landing Gear Components$173M 0.2%
- Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment$124M 0.2%
Where the work is done
- CT$70.12B 97%
- IA$745M 1.0%
- TX$376M 0.5%
- NC$353M 0.5%
- PR$212M 0.3%
- PA$75.4M 0.1%
- MD$26.9M 0.0%
- FL$14.9M 0.0%
- NY$5.6M 0.0%
- AL$2.0M 0.0%
- CA$1.6M 0.0%
- WA$946K 0.0%
- DC$675K 0.0%
- Outside the US$666K 0.0%
- VA$75K 0.0%
Largest awards10
- Multi Service, 5 Yr, Multi-yr Contract for H-60 Helicopters. FY2012 FY2016 Production Contract for Army/navy/fms UH/HH/MH-60 Helicopters to Include Procurement of Up to 916 Each Aircraft and Related Support, Services, Systems/project Management, Publications, and Technical Data. FMS Countries Include Saudi Arabian National Guard (Sang), Taiwan, Thailand and Royal Australian Navy (Ran). · U.S. Department of the Army · USAspending ↗$11.60B
- Procurement of 54 Each Army UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters; 18 Each Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopters; 25 Each Navy NH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopters; 9 Each UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter for Bahrain Defense Force; Tooling; Program Systems Management; Technical Publications. · U.S. Department of the Army · USAspending ↗$9.97B
- Acat 1D - Crh · U.S. Department of the Air Force · HH-60W Jolly Green II · USAspending ↗$6.03B
- No Cost Mod for Revision to Cdrls, and Dd 254 As Well As Incorporation of No Cost Scns. · U.S. Department of the Navy · USAspending ↗$5.63B
- W58RGZ-17-C-0009 My IX Black Hawk Production Contract Award. · U.S. Department of the Army · USAspending ↗$5.58B
- Black Hawk My X Production Aircraft. Foreign Military Sales. · U.S. Department of the Army · USAspending ↗$4.69B
- CH-53K FRP Lot 9 and Option FRP Lot 10 Long Lead Items · U.S. Department of the Navy · CH-53K King Stallion · USAspending ↗$3.92B
- CH-53K FRP Lot 7 Long Lead Items · U.S. Department of the Navy · CH-53K King Stallion · USAspending ↗$3.43B
- IGF::OT::IGF Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (Vxx) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase of the Program. the Contract Also Includes Not-to-exceed Option Prices for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Full Rate Production (FRP). · U.S. Department of the Navy · USAspending ↗$3.01B
- CH-53K LRIP Lot 1 Long Lead Items · U.S. Department of the Navy · USAspending ↗$2.66B
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Sep 25, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Systems8
- S-70UAS U-Hawk Uncrewed, fully autonomous conversion of the UH-60L Black Hawk with the cockpit replaced by clamshell cargo doors.Prototype—
CH-53K heavy-lift helicopterHeavy-lift helicopter designed to transport troops, equipment, and supplies.
HH-60W Jolly Green IIU.S. Air Force combat rescue helicopter program, formerly called Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH). The budget identity supports HH-60W at the family/system level; this record does not imply that every line dollar is an aircraft purchase.Fielded
MATRIXSikorsky flight autonomy suite for optionally piloted and uncrewed aircraft.Prototype—
MH-53E Sea Dragon Naval helicopter for airborne mine countermeasures and heavy lift.Fielded—
MH-60T Jayhawk Coast Guard medium-range helicopter specialized for search and rescue.Fielded—
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Company Metrics
- LinkedIn employee profiles
- 5,754
- Observed Oct 24, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn - LinkedIn followers
- 227,683
- Observed Oct 24, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observation history
- Oct 24, 2026 · LinkedIn employee profiles: 5,754
- Oct 24, 2026 · LinkedIn followers: 227,683
- Oct 23, 2026 · LinkedIn employee profiles: 5,672
- Oct 23, 2026 · LinkedIn followers: 237,581
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources33
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- 1Government recordContracts For Sep. 26, 2025
U.S. Department of War · Sep 26, 2025 · Supports Organization
“Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded”
- 2Government recordContracts For Oct. 20, 2020
Department of Defense · Oct 20, 2020 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky Aircraft”
- 3
Defense News · Sep 25, 2020 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky”
- 4Government recordU.S. GAO - Presidential Helicopter: VH-92A Program Is Stable and Making Progress While Facing Challenges [Reissued with Revisions May 09, 2018]
U.S. Government Accountability Office · Apr 30, 2018 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky Aircraft”
- 5
Defense News · May 10, 2016 · Supports Organization · news event
“Lockheed Martin's purchase of helicopter giant Sikorsky in late 2015.”
- 6
Breaking Defense · Dec 3, 2015 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky”
- 7
Lockheed Martin · Nov 6, 2015 · Supports Organization · hq region
“will retain its headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut.”
- 8
Defense News · Sep 19, 2015 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky”
- 9
Defense News · Aug 30, 2015 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky Aircraft”
- 10
Defense News · Jun 6, 2015 · Supports Organization · news event
“Sikorsky”
Government identifiers2
- UEI
- UT9HCKX9F6Q4
- SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Checked Oct 25, 2026
- UEI
- UTJWTSLMFNG4
- SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Checked Oct 25, 2026
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